The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 27 May 1915

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  • 15 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. TE^ CENTS SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, MAY 27, 1915. NO. 8,453.
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  • 230 1 The constitution of the new Cabinet is now decided. Lord Lansdowne is included without a portfolio. Mr Redmond declined aj invitation to join the Ministry Page 4. A new department ha6 been created iu the Ministry ot Munitions, which is for the purpose of the wur, and
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  • 1151 1 Having recently taken silent part in a discussion which threatened to become acrimonious on the quoelion whether the better English was fpoken north or Eouth of the Tweed. I can. at a safe distance in time and ppace, give utterance to some of the thoughts that arose
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 690 1 PROGKAMME OF AN EXCEPTIONALLY ATTRACTIVE CHARACTER. a g 3 H 1 1| Bjg ORCHARD RCAD. Ringapofe's Premier Theatre. ORCHARD ROAD. THE PSWIEER CINEMATOGRAPH THEATRE- BEACH ROAD. SPECIAL SEASON OF SEVEN NIGHTS. I I A S *ff*tf^ fifl A 1 I irtSHF" Au Stor *rtst«s, direct from Kilai. Italy. Augmented Orchestra
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    • 121 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. The c^uainta next week Page I. "Rigoletto" at the Palladium— Page 1. The Hippodrome Circus Page 1. Municipal notices Page 2. Eastern Agencies. Ltd. Page 2. Powell's furniture auction Page 2. Ford Cars— Page 3. Trademarks intimation Page 3. A del phi Hotel Page 5. Robinson's new table
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 125 1 THE WEEK. Thursday 27th. High Water y- 0 a.m., £-■< p m Italian Grand Opera, ralladium. Hippodrome Circus opens. Friday 28th. High W t.r u 4 *.m 8-T) p.m. Italian (irsud Opera, Palla.liain. Legislative < ouncil, /.li p m. Saturday 29th. Hitfh Water -10- 4 e.m P:"- p rj G.
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  • 434 2 The Paris newspaper Debats calls on the military authorities to discard all false sentiment, and to adopt immediate reprisals upon the Germans for using poisonous gases. The Melbourne Minister for Defence Las announced that H.M.A.S. Encounter bad captured the German islauJ trading boat Elfrieda, in the Pacific Probably this is
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  • 68 2 Frequently considerable trouble arises through the right Belt not being selected and the drives not properly arranged. The GAXDY Belting which is world 'among as for its strength, durability and gripping power is especially suitable for this climate and is not affected by heat or moisture. The Borneo
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    • 859 2 Notices NOTICE. S.S. Penaug has arrived from Hongkong and consignees are advised thac tb* Slip is not responsible for expenses on goods s ored at Taadjong Pagar. BORNEO SUMATRA TRADING Co.. Co ArcaJe, Agfnt?. 26--» THE PAWNBROKERS' ORDINANCE. I696." Tenders are invited for the so'e light to open one i
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    • 713 2 Notices THE EASTERN AGENCIES, LIMITED. NOTICE U hereby given M\ JOHN CEURLES HEKMAN JOHNSON »-olds a Power of Attorney oa lehaf of ihe ab>venarmd Company aad has the autho ity of the Couip u yto Bign per pro on it i beh If, Dated this 26th day of Mav, 191*.
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    • 933 2 Wanted NURSERY GOVERNESS WANTED. For I boys of 6 an i 3 years for July ne ■t. Apply with fall particulars stating salary tequired to GOVERNESS, c/o Free Pre?B i2-\ tth tl 5 WANTED Position as Wanager or Chiei Assistant by an Englishman, teetotaller aged 36 years, i thoroughly coaversant
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    • 406 2 Tojlgt "toIeT "OMDrRMA\."S. Dah,,. June, thoroughly renovat. with B*paiate verau ah> attached, dtawfofl row Tenni. court, s ablingan,; Apply to STEPHLNS H*** 13") K 1 Hfe 1 TO LET "Heyfor" Mi 'Bar* od fctl c Fowl. Gss Md mta tr stahUng. etc. 41 40 No 11 Malacca Strcn prtn:i^ta, bUltabit
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  • 1012 3 ILARV HORSES FROM CHINA. (A> "i Our Own Correspondent.? Weltfcvredon, May 11. iry Comiuis&ion cousistiug of .j 1 of the Artillery, Jhr. W. I i imsd^k. Riding Master, aud tan l>ulm. Vet. Surgeon of the will shortly ba proceeding to |k« purpose of selection aud 18 if horses
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  • 672 3 In purging the registers of tbe British clubs of Shanghai of the raiues of all h!uu enemies, the British business coron u ity of the northern settlement is to be heartily congratulated. The itpp has been taken none too soon and co German or Austrian in Shanghai
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  • 100 3 A GKllilAN J.ATTERY DSBTBOYED, Lnhore, May lOf.h. The Civil nnd Military G'/etre's'' London correspondent cabled on the Bth May: Le Temps sh>-8 There is good reason ta believe that the German battery of 15 in. gnus which bombarded Dunkirk has been destroyed. 1 5 was located
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    • 372 3 NOTICE. NO IKK ig }\h\ Y GIVEN that the marks depicted above are the propeity of the flrn: of Woou% Roona Faoa Ravena Mana Ahca of No 9 J viHi^f r s 66, So^ai. -or, -u.l are useJ by Chat tirm as Trado Itfark«i ia connection with Pnlicat Harongs. Any
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    • 317 3 I ELLERSLIE COLLEGE. <)f>. River Valley lioad, (Martin Lanei DRY a Du/isDIKG SCHOOL FOR BOYS AND GIRLS ftsSf* a i Ordinary English .Subjects t.iugbt. -t.. < ial Subjfc*« (For <"irls): PAI«r»VG. TFNCH, MUSIC. DANCING, VOICE f'RODUiTION. FANCY NEEDLEWORK, etc.. etc. BUSINESS HOURS 1U A.M. to 1 P.M. 19* t\ bpedai
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    • 552 3 THE Singapore Free Press MORNING DAILY To Our Readers, The Singapore free Press is morniuf j Daily, and is on sale at depots, from an early hour each morning (Sundays excepted). Cath t price Ten Cents a copy. I Subscribers' copies will be delivered at their private residences, (or town
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  • 34 4 Here shafl the Press the People's riijlit mmii;tai% Una wed by influence and unbrilietl h? gam. Here pali<ot Truth !»-r glorious piecepls draw. Pledged to R ligioo. Loyally aiul 1-aw.
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  • 924 4 At last we have the names of the new Cabinet Coalition and the allotment of the principal posts. Although the war has lasted three quarters of a year and although the Governmant had the ad vantage of seeing the French Government, instantly on the outbreak of
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  • 1177 4 It may be noticed that, v\hile ho far Italy has limited herself to declaring a state of war with Austria Hungary, ignoring the alliance between the latter and Germany, war hat in turn been decla ed on Italy by Germany. How far that declaration will be one of moral support
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  • 181 4 A WAR COALITION GQVERfu^ London, May 25-Th, fc*, authorised to state that Ufa itZT* King has approved of th e fou^/ stitution cf the Cabinet Premier First Lord of the Treasurv y r J^J* (Without Portfolio* Lord Lord Chancellor >„ Stanley Hackm^ Lord Presideut of tbe n,,^,;
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  • 80 4 London. May '26. A meeting of the Nationalist party in huhir, approved o( Mr Redmonds refusal to arcept office bit was convinced that the old Irit:. of independence should be ronticuec ti I the Irish Government actually control* every inch cf Iritb mtL A resolution w&, adopted
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  • 71 4 London. May 5. r The frees Ram. stale* that the I'rernier bfi& dec:dec tc create a Ministry of Munitions. Mr Lloyo George, during the temporary direction of Ibis department, will vacatt the Lube quer. It ic understood that Hx Henderson will aB6iPt the Government on labour
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  • 68 4 The following communique has be« received from Head vuarteib Office, singi pore, date May 26th "On Sunday night the Kebels nad* feeble attack. The M> 0. detacbnset: iligper6ed them, killing four, and wcuLd.:{ at least two Toh JaLggut, a rebel leader, is amcrg the killed. One
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  • 116 4 This clever comhmau r, W artistes, wbo to delighted tpEgi audience* at the Palladium in 1. lr..ary h* arrive here iLis wmm:,! W ***2 in tbe Victoria Tbeatre on Mouday playing three nijjhti- CMfelg The guaints hi.ve MI 6 lCffl ful HUM rp in OWm IB tMt bave
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  • 90 4 and Much sympathy will he f#W W Mr« McClofcky in the death of then i daughter, which aocurrcd at the»' dence tarly this morning from poe no The deceHsedch.ld RMIM her first day on la6t Friday. (MM According to the Salouica rorr^P of the Kcho de Paris, Italy and Ko
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 48 4 S M Jtv B SI CALDBECK, MACGREGOR Co., JOHORE AGENTS -A. C. HARPER Co. TRIMMED AND UNTRIMMED Jf'/''"' MMMM^^^^MMMM U MHHh' STYLES TO SUIT ALL TASTES MODERATE IS PRICE. TABLE WATER I REGISTERED TRADE MARK 'fyfflzh II VARIMA MINERAL WATER CO.^/ II JAPAN ASK FOR 'ARIMA' BRAND U
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  • 357 5 AUSPICIOUS OPENING OF ITALY'S CAMPAIGN. Enemy's Feeble Resistance. E[Bt SubmariDe Cable], Kiu^ii'a Sbbvioi. e. Xaj A communique says: frontier at Carnea Austrian artil[i:rirded our positions uusuccess- v our artillery tbea canuonaded the BSMj'i 2^ positions. We advanced every- .t the frontier in the region of iota tbe enemy's
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  • 270 5 fti Cockrsi 09 THE French Consul ffrrntrtfiTi Paris, May 24, 6.50 p.m. North of tprea. further German attacks with as* pnvxiatiog gases have failed. North of Arra*. we took 120 prisoners. At N'euville St. Vaasfc, we repulsed a violent counterattack. To sura \ip the situation, during the
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  • 33 5 T theft i 8 reported at Cooch Behar v ac of the Muharani's Jewels to the l cf four and a quarter lakhs of tred A reward of Ra 3 0.000 is off-
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  • 328 5 BRITISH RECOVERING LOST GROUND. Football Near the Trenches. [By Submarine Cable]. Sio'f sr'b Sftftwc*. London, May 24.— Router's correspondent at headquarters describes a football match on May 22 between the Third (Skinner's) Horse and the Eighteenth Bengal Lancers, which was played amidst the thunder of the guns
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  • 37 5 London, May 28. Tbe Foreign Office baa been informed that thirty nine British officers have been imprisoned in Germany in retaliation for the separation of submarine prisoners and have been placed on soldiers' rations.
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  • 42 5 Signalman's Tragic Forgetfolness. London, May 25. At the enquiry at Carlisle the signalman, referring to the local train which was switched on tbe track on which tbe troop train was running and left there, tragically admitted, I quite forgot."
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  • 202 5 In the District Court, yesterday afternoon, Wee Soon Kim, of 19, Duxton Road, acting senior stamp vendor at the General Post Office, who on Tuesday pleaded guilty en the advice of his counsel, Mr V. D. Knowles, to criminal breach of trust as a public servant, in
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  • 129 5 Oh Fatt pleaded guilty in tbe second police court yesterday to criminal breach of trust aa a servant of forty dollars, the property of his employer, Tong Ah Kow, a jeweller, of N T orth Bridge Road. He was remarded in custody until the Slst. In the meantime tbe police
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  • 149 5 ALLIES PUSHING ALONG THE PENINSULA. Turks 1 Severe Losses. [By Submarine Cabh/]. Reutto's Ser?igb. London, May 25. The Press Bureau says that on May 21 the first Freoch division made considerable progress And is now close to the Turkish trenches. The enemy on Mw 22 made a determined
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  • 46 5 London, May 26. A Petrograd official statement Bays that tbe desperate battle in Galicia was renewed on Monday, 24tb, on both banks of the Hirer San on the front Jaro&lav Przemysl. Repeated enemy attacks on the front Gussakuve Krukenitza were scattered by artillery.
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  • 13 5 Petrograd, May 25. The Sino Japanese treaty has been signed.
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  • 251 5 A great fire considerably damaged the stores of tbe firm of M. M. Graf, Jacqae and Co. in Saigon. Tbe losses, amounting to more than 9450,000, were covered by insnrance. M. le Chef de Bataillon Claustre and M. le Captain O' Kelly are attached to the Maieon
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  • 288 5 The Territorials' Entertainment Fund at Hongkong now verges upon 11,000. The result is very gratifying, and has, so far, exceeded tbe expectations of the promoters of tbe movement. Indeed, there is foine risk that the public may begin to consider that the Fund
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  • 19 5 Messrs Kelly and Walsh forward as samples of the useful blotters and date pads of Messrs Hudson and Kearans.
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  • 813 5 FURTHER SUCCESSES. The performances at the Palladium are nightly growing in favour and applications for seats can often with difficulty be satisfied. Despite the difficulties encountered in buiting such productions to the great limitations of ihe btage atd house generally, the company are achieving notable successes
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  • 86 5 A Sikh police constable in the employ of the Harbour Board was charged in the eecond police court yesterday with the theft of a bottle of Tansan from one of the godowns at West Wharf. He was convicted and sentenced to 14 days' rigorous imprisonment. Komarrapu Chitty, until lately employed
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 267 5 ROBINSON Co. NEW DELIVERY WASHING COTTON TABLE COVERS IN TWO SIZES. 36 by 36 inches, 50 b y 50 inohes -75 Cts. fclP^l W $2.00 85 Cts. \\^l/ff $2.25 $1&51.25 111 $2.50 Various New Designs Colourings. ADELPHI HOTEL. Music During Dinner TRY OUR AMERICAN COCKTAILS. OATIU BERJAMIH, Manager. KELLY AMD
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 891 6 S h I [p p i n j^ 1 KOttiHKLIJSIE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPU Royal Packet Navigation Co., of Batavia. 2—3, COLLTBR QUAY. DfIDBR CONTRACT WITH THE NETHERLANDS INDIA QOVKRNMKHT Speelman Mnntok and Falembang Ma y 27 Bu^ske.i Batavii Ma y i7 Si r.' el Tanjong M^ngeidar. Tanjong-Leidong, Btrombarg. Panth, Asaban aid
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    • 620 6 Shipping ELLERMAN LINE. TO MARSEILLES LONDON j s.s. "KALOMO" sailing about May 28 s.s. "CITY OF NEWCASTLE" sailing on or about June 7 For particulars as to rates of freight and passage money, apply to McALISTER Co., Ltd., AGENTS. THE SIAM STEAM NAVIGATION GO.. Ltd. SINGAPORE— BANGKOK. j FOR BANGKOK
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    • 612 6 Shipping MESSAGEKIES MARITIMES HAIL LIN'F. HAiSGILLES. BOXBWASO "j I OUTWAIU) Ams/.i'M: .'lCi- 4 &.tlantiqae Jano B] rordii^ie -j UD >Iys -na .r.c M Cbi.i ,H.k (<>•... rtf I atiantfqse July 16 jian- < i l«|j 8j Polyi^'-vieu Jttljf I tauj I V. Ciciixt htmll A g IS Biageilan kvg i
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    • 367 6 Slitpptng ITBUIATIQATi Arftrr..'.;a. i rbr< c MAIL UMEB Fposi Singapore Colombo i 1915. ■■"rteatai I sb .Malta lon. HwmiM fi se Malta t£T (and iviin, r;i INTERMEDIATE LMHECT UITSE Fop Egypt, Kurs?. ;^s 5 Un^ A.coomrxiud&tioi. !rt: »'ij ft<K> fch Ntilore pb Kanuala v- v Wireless Telegraphy fitted en ail
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  • 999 7 Pros and Cons of the Question. Matter for Compromise. The discussion on the subject of agency commissions at the Uuibed Sumatra niee ting has drawn attention to a subject that is perennially cropping up iu rubber circles. Either side has its partisans, and it is possible that
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  • 387 7 Singapore, May 2itb. 1917. Beans, Long per catty 07 do. French do 22 Beef per lb. 18 Beef Steak do 20 Beau Spiouts per catty OS Bamboo Spiouts do 03 Blachan do 14 Brinjals do 05 Cabbage, Batavia do nil do. China do 12 do. Salted do
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  • 124 7 Rhcumatlim, one of the most terrible to** of suffering humanity, It knocked out," conquered by that champion of the people Little Oriental Balm. The miraculous cure* effected by this wonderful remedy have caused astonishment in every land on the face of the earth. In Europe, In America,
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 593 7 I War or Peace, Famine or Plenty, Life Insurance is worth 100 cents on the dollar. WHAT OTHER PROPERTY ISP THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. HEAD OFFICE: Winchester House, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE: 32, Old Jewry, EC. The Company has £20.00C daoo&ited with the Supreme Court of England, and
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    • 313 7 CHARTERED BANK af iodia Australia and China, INCORPORATED BY NTAL CHASTER. *AID OF CAPITAL fII.SOO.OOC RIBBRYBPUMD I tt^OOO taunt Liability of Proprietors 11,300,000 HEAD OFFICE t 83. BISHOPS&ATB, LOIDOX, I. 0. AGaNCIKS AND BRANQBB8: Ldriisat Hongkonf Penani B&xigkc* Iloilo Poket Batavla Ipch Rangoom Bombay Karachi Saigon Calcutta Klang Seremban Canton
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    • 483 7 HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI f, BANKING CORPORATION. PAID.DP CAPITAL H5.000,000 REBBRYB FUNDS Sterling £1,500,000 alia.- 115.000,000} W8 ow) 000 K Silver $18,000,000 WB.oou.ow s Reaarvo Liability ol Proprietors.^ 116,000,000 F COURT OF DIRECTORS. Hon. Mr. D. Landale, Chairman. W. L. Petteadon, Esq., Deputy Ohalinum. PJ 8. E. Dodwell, Eoq. P. H.
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    • 364 7 MANUFACTURERS LIFE j INSURANCE Co. OF CANADA. t ESTABLISH KD 1887. I Policies are "WORLD WIDE." UNEE- TRICTED." "INDISPUTABLE and "NON- ■ORFEITABLE." i Claims, loans, cash-surrenders, etc.. are t romptly settled by the General Agents at ingapore without the delay of reference to [ead Offlce. The Reserves for protection of
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    • 142 7 XETBEttLANDS-INDIA COMMERCIAL BANK. EfiTABLI?UED 1863. CAPITAL. Hmaum ojs. 30,000,000— (abt. £2,500,000) J A)D-UP m 19,907,000— H £1,658,911) E RESERVE FUND. 7,760,000 (abt £646,688) Head Office Amsterdam. (with Sub-Offlce at the Hague» Head Agency Batavia. ERAKCKES Hongkong, Sourabaya, Ba r.a»aiig, Bandoeng, Weltevreden, CherltMn, V' f al, Pecalongan, Probolinggo, Indramayo#i rj.3d.tjap, Ampenan
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  • 1023 8 Frenzikd Letter From A German. NIETZSCHEISM GONE MAD. It is not often that from a German pen there has appeared such complete evidence of the Teutonic antagonism to all civilisation as is given ia the subjoined letter from one who seems to be a Germanliving in Essex, but
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  • 537 8 Benefits of Annexation. Paris, April 12. Even in war time Paris is the preliminary clearing house of Europe, much as the Bank crossing is the clearing house of the world. Today I met casually in the streets a man, a British citizen obviously from his
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 154 8 I SMOKE LAMBERT AND BUTLER'S G G XT XT GARRIGK CIGARETTES. SOLD BY ALL DEALERS EVERYWHERE. BILLIARDS AT HOME Just the thing for your Bungalow ■m SLATE BEDNSize W^ 7ft 3in. by 3 ft. 3 in. FOR USING ON A DINING TABLE Complete with all accessories $130* Complete with 6
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    • 45 8 SIEMENS WiNCKESTER HOUSE, SIKfiiPOH. TELEOEAM3: SIEMENS, SiaOSPOEB. Telephone No. MT. Electrical Engineers, Manufacturers and Contractors. 81EHEN8 BROTHERS B¥M»0 *****, Ll Real Office Canton Hujsa, Westmlitsiar, Larioi. Suppliet Dept, and Store* Upper Thames Strsat, Loadoi. Lampt and Fitting* D&pt. Dalatoo, London. Work* f— Stafford and Wooltloo,
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    • 337 8 BJBMBIBJBjBMMBjBMBS^BSSBSSSSSMBBSBBMBMBWBIBM^fIfISJBjB^BMB^B^^^^^M-MiM^ GM*ggVLv Mobiloils A GRADE FOR EACH TYPE OF MOTOR OILS THAT LUBRICATE MOST "CORRECT LUBRICATION. Correct automobile lubrication is a serious problem But its fundamentals are simple. We will cover t\ in plain question and answer form. Question. What moves your car Answer. Power. Question. What determines your power
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  • 1378 9 Issued by FRASER& Co., Exchange and Share Brokers, May 20th. RUBBER STERLING COMPANIES. Oap. *****3. Paid. r.*w_ Dit. Butsrb. Billurb. 86,000 Sa la Allagar 5 1 lOJ j"™' 600,010 1 1 Anglo-Java 4 8 5 0 160,000 la 9a Anglo-Malay 38% —so 90 60,000 la Sa Batang
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  • 51 9 Corrected up to May 26) Bank 4ms 2-4 532 demand 2-4 Private credits Bma 2-***** Ihdia, T. T. 174 f Hohqkonq, demai d 20f Yokohama, demai d 114 Java, damaad 14 li Bangkok, demand 66$ SOVKBBIQNB, Kan* Buying $R 64 Ban tof England Rat e 6% Bar Silver London
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  • 163 9 May 26. Tin 155 tons $82.12$ 'Jam bier 11 0( Gamhiar Cube No. 1 14 75 Gambler Cube No. 2 12 0 Pepper Black ordln. t'pote 18 75 Pepper, (White fair* 86 50 Natiuegs (110 to tie lb 21. C0 Nu k magB <80 to t) e lb 22
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 263 9 SUPPLIES FOR Estates Mines Etc. Ant Fumigators and Sulphur Powder. Arsenite of Soda for killing out lalang. Aspinall's Varnish, Paints &c. Cartridges. Nobel's own loading with sportin Hallistite which holds more pigeonshooting records than any other powder. Cement 'England" brand by The Ship Canal Portland Cement Co., Ltd. Disinfectant. "Sanitas'
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    • 38 9 ELLERMAN BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED. FOR THE PHILIPPINES s.s. CITY OF NAPLES will be despatched on or about 30th May. For particulars of freight, etc., apply to SeALISTEK Cc, Ltd., APBVTS. The Singapore and Straits Housekeeper's Dav Bonk
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  • Page 9 Miscellaneous
    • 336 9 WEATHER REPORT. Ktodarg her baa Hospital Mav If. 9 a M 8 P.M 9 PM. 3arom. 83 Fa&. 29 8( *> 23. 'f0 i9 BC9 Tenif. f5O 9? fc3 o Wet Bnlh Th l6 i, B^o «JA Bn/8 n Di». of Wind calm NW clam Max. Temp in shade 9i.0
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    • 461 9 LATEST ARRIVALS. List of Tinsels in port at 11 a.m. on May 26, 1915. British. Name Date of Arrival Remark! Giang Ann May 25 Inuerßoad« Kura Snng No. 2 Wharf Kalorooa Outer Roads Nubia P. A O. Wharf Karnpar Inner Roads Harpatbian May 26 Sri Muar Esmeralda Hong Wan Dutch.
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  • 870 10 A COUNTERFEITING CASE. Before the acting Chief Justice, Mr L M. Woodwaid, the Assizes were coutinued yesterdpy, when Tug Poh, Tug Choon and Chiong Hai were again arraigned upon a number of charges of being in possession of instruments and materials for counterfeiting King's coin, also with knowingly
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  • 26 10 It is reported in Japanese papers that Mr Pooley, formerly Reuter's correspond- ent in Tokyo, is at the front representing the D;.i!j Chronicle as war correspondent.
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  • 738 10 [The dates given are those of the despatch of tbe telegrams from London] May 17. (continued). Casualty list in Portuguese revolt shows 200 killed and 500 wounded, mostly Republican guard. May 18.— News from Portugal indefinite, but reported fresh revolution is raging. Union forces east of Windhuk
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  • 660 10 The following is the report of directors to shareholders to be presented at the meeting on May 28:- I After writing off for depreciation of buildings, furniture bud carts and cattle, an amount sufficient to reduce those assets to tbe amount of tbe Manager's valuation 'at the
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  • 50 10 The following were the results of crushing operations at Kiub for the four weeks endiug 22nd May BUKIT KOMAN. Stone crushed 4554 tons. Gold obtained 590 ozs. Average per tnn 2.535 dwts. Kukit Malacca. Stone crushed 4814 tons. Gold obtained 530 ozs. Average per too 2.202 dwtfi.
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  • LADIES' LAWN TENNIS CLUB.
    • 19 10 Mixed doubles A Class—Final. Mrs Halhfax and Mr Creightou 15.2 v. Mr and Mrs Cantrell 3. unfinished.
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    • 39 10 Mixed doubles A Class—Final. Mrs Hallifax and Mr Creightou v. Mr and Mrs Canlrell, to finish. Ladies' DoriiLi:s—Fixal. (To finish) Mrs Cantrell nnd Mrs Yorcier owe 15 v Mrs Drooko and Mrs Sanderson owe 5.
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    • 28 10 Championship Singles—Final. Mrs Hallifax v Mrs Vowler. Prizes will be lu'eeented ofter"the play. The Club will be at home to members and their frien's.
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  • 330 10 Singapore, 26th May. Rubber. The record quantity of 208 tons was offered at tbe sales to day, aud met with a good competition, although prices were easier in sympathy with London quotations. Ribbed Smoked Sheet was in good demand at from 9126 to $128 per picul. Insufficient
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  • 189 10 Singapore, 26th May. The Auction held to-day under the auspices of tbe Rubber Association opened very quietly and the proceedings were dull pract!~*\ll> throughout. Of 210 tons offend 120 tons chauged bands. Fine Ribbed Smoked Sheet and Fine Pale Crepe were $1 and 14 lower at M2B
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  • 254 10 Fast on the iarackls. Information has been received at Hong- kong from tbe South that the Java-China-Japan Lija Steamship Tjimahi is ashore on the North Reef of the J'urecele, the grave of many a good bhip. i The boat left Saigon with a cargo of rice, one
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 12 10 Chrcnic For Cheat Cots plaints. I Woods Great Peppermint Cure, Is Cd.
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    • 439 10 BECAUSE REGESAN NERVE TONIC FOOD 13 BETTER AND IT S RtTAILKD I-V The Singapore Dispensary, John Little k Co.. Ug. Mav> a v r TLe Medical Hall. Ann Lock A Cj C: SOLE AGENTS INTERNATIONAL TRADING COMPANY. i THE PICTURE THAT HAS STARTLEQ THE WORLD WITH ITS THRILUW WNm r
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